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Where are the bicycle accidents? Yes, it's dangerous. I'm sure a motorbike is more dangerous, since cars and other motorbikes treat motorbikes more like cars than people. Walking is also dangerous, really.

All comes down to common sense: don't ride a bicycle at night without lights after drinking and going the wrong way.

probably more people die contracting AIDS than riding a bicycle in CM, so tell the farangs no more sex.

it's a dangerous city, full stop. super dangerous, yet people are here. so if people are already in harm's way, riding a pedal bike adds nothing to the danger.

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I think it's probably OK to ride a bike downtime during daylight hours as most drivers expect progress to be slow anyway and a bike is no different to the moped + attachments often seen there anyway. Cycling other times could void your insurance policy for sure and make you a source of ridicule here, especially if your lights are actually working.

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Gave up bicycles when I bought my first motorcycle.
Why anyone would ride one anywhere but a dedicated bike path is beyond me. 50kg falang, 10kg bicycle, 2 tonne car - not hard to guess the winner of this contest.
Awaiting the 'why can't I ride my bike if I choose' posts
It is good for the environment ... which dead people can not see or use
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While I fully agree with the topic title about "bicycles" (I never ever move out of my village to a main road with my bicycle), BUT:

the video is about "motorbikes", "scooters" or simply "bikes" as the English say.

And here I disagree and say: use your brain, drive with caution.

A video about bicycle deaths or accidents is more or equally macabre than motorcycle deaths or accidents.

A motorcycle partially absorbs the force of the impact but a bicycle is too light to absorb so the body absorbs most of the impact of an accident. Likewise, sitting in a car is safer than riding a motorcycle given the same force of impact. It's simple physics i.e. Force=mass times acceleration.

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Been riding my bicycle for more then 10 years, never got in any accident. Had two motor bike accidents. I feel safer on my bicycle then on a motorbike. You just have to be aware that your the weakest link on the road and act accordingly. So be overly clear of your intentions so signal the other drivers when changing lanes and keep your eyes open for the traffic around you and expect the unexpected.